I have no personal experiences with Kalinka, but have read several people's post who had trouble with them. Haven't heard much about them in the past year or so.
Posted: 12/15/2005 8:10:12 AM EST
From what I understand, many of their items are shipped direct from Russia.. Of course, this can create problems/delays.
Posted: 12/15/2005 9:11:08 AM EST
I traded emails with someone there, like IMs almost, then ordered a mount. It came like 3 days later.
I think the big deal is whether or not the item you order is in stock.
Posted: 12/15/2005 9:37:40 AM EST
I appreciate the input. Thanks.
Posted: 12/15/2005 9:41:34 AM EST
I'm currently on day 12 of my wait for a PK-23 red dot. I believe it is being shipped from Eastern Europe, so I'm trying to be patient (I just try to imagine how long it would have taken something from Eastern Europe to arrive in the midwest the 1800s!)
Posted: 12/15/2005 10:26:34 AM EST
I've bought a few things from them, a few scopes, and I was satisfied, all of my items arrived within a couple of days. I might give Freedom another try, but their webiste cart system hasn't been working for a while, and I hate calling and ordering something.